So I wanna put a v8 in my maverick. How hard is it to find a good running v8 (5.0) that I could put right in there? (With the needed modifications to the car of course) and would I have to find an older one due to emissions or what?
There's no modification needed for putting a V8 in your '75. The '75 already has the 5-lug rear end and 10" brakes. If you have a 250 six now then you have the same transmission that came with a V8. The 5.0 V8 uses a different oil pan and different oil pump pickup than a 302 V8. Find a front slump oil pan from a 302 with pickup and frame mounts and motor mounts and have at it. The V8 transmission mount is a little different to clear the exhaust pipes. The V8 also uses a shorter throttle cable. You can use your driveshaft. I'm sure that I might had left something out. If I did I'm know other members here will set me straight
You might want to check with your "locals" (or anybody on here) from Pennsylvania since you have inspections out there.
There is no regulation I know of forbidding using a newer engine in a older vehicle, all it has to do is meet orig vehicle emission requirements... Unless one goes spouting about what engine is installed, likely no one will know the difference anyway... Well maybe in the case of the Cummings in a '46 Ford I saw, but that's a different subject... The reverse isn't true as it's ASSumed the older engine can't meet the newer vehicle requirements... Still as long as emission equipment is in place for the model year, it should pass... I ran a '86 Lincoln 5.0 in my '88 T-Bird for 10 years, no one knew or could tell the difference...
Gotta friend who runs the emission station so we hooked the equipment up to my engine just for S&G's to see what the number were. He told me that my car has way lower numbers across the board.
Tom, I though the same thing, it is based upon the car. Here in Nevada it is based upon the engine. So, what ever equipment was on the engine has to be there and the emission standard for that engine is what they test on. I did not learn this until I had my 5.0 installed with non-smog heads, no air pump and no converter. Generally, who would notice, right. Except, I am running EFI. My painter screwed me on my time line so my registration expired and the engine was not running. So, I had to give up my personalized plates and register it under a classic vehicle which avoided me having to bring it in for smog but only limits me to 5,000 miles per year. I need to find a shop that does not ask too many questions. If I say it is a '71 302 with latter EFI and no one hunts around for date codes on the block, then I shoud be OK. Then I can get my personalized plates back. After I get it through once, I doubt anyone would notice. Had I known this in advance, I would have gotten an older block and converted it to roller. Then they could kiss my ***. I could have put anything on it I wanted. Virtually the same engine. It seems silly to make an old car more smog friendly but then screw with you still.
my car was a 302 v8, with the c4 trans, and the 2 barrel, i have a 5.0 with a mpfi ezefi efi installed, i can already tell it runs a whole bunch cleaner without any EVAP equipment installed, not even broken in yet. Im used to dealing with emissions. my 08 dodge ram is dual fuel, CNG converted, has been sense i purchased it in 08. I converted it when it was new. the worse running CNG calibration is better than the best tune on my petrol settings. for emissions
